Google’s Project Tango is a hardware and software platform that lets tablets or phones create 3D maps of their environment so apps can interact with real-world settings. The company launched a smartphone-based Tango developer kit earlier this year, and as expected, there’s a new Project Tango Tablet Development kit on the way. Developers can sign […]
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Next-gen NVIDIA Shield gaming handhelds hit the FCC
Two new products from NVIDIA showed up at the FCC this week. One appears to be a tablet-shaped device which suggests it could be a next-gen NVIDA Tegra Note 7 tablet, while the other looks like a next-gen NVIDIA Shield handheld game console. Since there are no specs in the FCC listings it’s hard to […]
Lilbits (5-15-2014): What to expect from the NVIDIA Tegra K1
The first tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor is on the way, and there’s a chance we could see more soon. So what kind of performance can we expect from the platform? If early benchmark results are anything to go by, it really is one of the fastest ARM-based chips to date. Phoronix reports that […]
Xiaomi’s Mi Pad tablet is a 7.9 inch Tegra K1 toting powerhouse
Chinese device maker Xiaomi has unveiled its first tablet, and while the Mi Pad looks like an iPad mini it packs Google Android 4.4 KitKat with Xiaomi’s custom MIUI user interface. It’s also expected to be one of the first tablets to ship with an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor which should give it some heavy […]
Report: NVIDIA Shield tablet with GameStream support on the way
NVIDIA is reportedly looking to expand its line of Shield handheld gaming systems with a new Shield Tablet. It’ll likely be powered by an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor and feature support for streaming PC games over the internet using NVIDIA’s GameStream technology. That means in addition to letting you play Android games, the handheld device […]
NVIDIA Mocha tablet specs leaked
Specs for an unannounced NVIDIA device called the NVIDA Mocha showed up recently at the GFXBench website, although they have since been removed. It’s not clear if the Mocha is a real tablet or some sort of internal prototype that NVIDIA is using for test purposes. But it has one heck of a spec sheet, […]
Lilbits (5-05-2014): Meizu, Huawei, and Xiaomi
May is looking like a big month for Chinese device makers. Xiaomi has announced it’ll hold a press event to launch new products on May 15th, and Huawei is holding an event the same day. Meanwhile, competitor Meizu is promising to deliver something new soon… and it’ll be little… or big… or something. Update: Meizu’s […]
NVIDIA Tegra K1 benchmarked: Competitive with Celeron Bay Trail
Now that NVIDIA is shipping its Jetson board to developers, some of the first real-world tests of the company’s new Tegra K1 processor are starting to appear. Members of the Phoronix/OpenBenchmarking community have posted initial results, and it looks like NVIDIA’s new chip has raw processing power that’s comparable to Intel’s Celeron J1900 Bay Trail […]
Lilbits (4-30-2013): NVIDIA Tegra K1 is coming
NVIDIA’s new Tegra K1 processor is a quad-core ARM Cortex-A15, 32-bit chip with 192 graphics cores. It’s the company’s most powerful mobile chip to date, and the first to feature the same Kepler graphics technology as NVIDIA’s desktop and notebook products. We should start to see the first Tegra K1-powered devices this year… and eventually […]
NVIDIA Shield 2 game console could have Tegra K1, 4GB of RAM
NVIDIA’s next handheld gaming device could feature the company’s new Tegra K1 processor, 4GB of RAM, and a higher-resolution display. The company started selling the original NVIDIA Shield handheld game console in mid-2013. I features a Tegra 4 processor, a 5 inch touchscreen display, and a built-in game controller that looks a bit like an […]